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On Tuesday 22nd September, John Grant will be curating the second day of the greengaged programme: Co-opportunity: A Day for World Builders. This session will pop the lid on the inspiring world of service and systems design, so if you're a newbie to this fascinating area, or an old hand full of ideas come along to see why this is one of the biggest growth areas in design, and learn how you can contribute to it.

John has assembled a brilliant team of speakers, as well as programming some truly engaging workshops to redesign one of the most topical of problematic systems. Learn how to use design to define new solutions in system design. Read more about the day and book your place on this 'Day for World Builders' here.

Responding to current economic, social and environmental crises, London's NEF (the new economics foundation) have recently launched plans for "The Bigger Picture: A Festival of Interdependence", a series of creative activities and events beginning in autumn 2009. The festival will culminate in a large-scale, free public event in central London on 24 October 2009 (11:00am-18:00pm) when an interactive, living exhibition will be staged in the dramatic post-industrial setting of the Bargehouse on London’s South Bank.

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During a TED Talks binge earlier this month, I found myself watching 'Yann Arthus Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle'. As GoodPlanet Fundation President, and the brains behind both The Earth from Above and the socially insightful project 6 Billion Others, Yann Arthus Bertrand is someone I am continually inspired by. Self-described as "an ode to the planet's beauty and its delicate harmony" his latest project is a documentary film called HOME, in which you are taken on a unique journey around the planet, through the landscapes of 54 countries - all captured from above.

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To be held once again during London Design Festival, Greengaged 2009 at the Design Council introduces an exciting new programme, and five brilliant guest curators that will each create a day based around their expert subject arena. In the latest feature for Greengaged.com, Greengaged co-founder Sophie Thomas welcomes Ed Gillespie, John Grant, Michael Pawlyn, Anna Gerber and Dan Epstein to this years event.

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During last years London Design Festival, 100% Design London spoke to a number leading figures in the design industry, asking them to share their expertise and opinions on the complexities, issues, concerns and contradictions in sustainable design. This short film offers an insight into the views of Vicky Richardson (Editor, Blueprint), Lynda Relph-Knight (Editor, Design Week), Chris Sanderson (Trend Forecaster), Gareth Williams (V&A), Sam Hecht (Industrial Designer), Tom Dixon (Designer), Nipa Doshi (Designer), Michael Sodeau (Designer) and Jonathan Clarke (Architect).

Produced by Max Fraser and Aaron Stone in 2008.

photo by: Kate Andrews

During last September, Greengaged '08 was pleased to unveil the exclusive news of Professor Michael Braungart's revised introduction to the UK edition of ‘Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things’. We were then lucky enough, on Monday 22nd September, to have Braungart close the penultimate day of Greengaged '08, with a lecture at London's Royal Society of Arts, where he discussed material assessments, waste and energy balances, and life-cycle design. Following his engaging lecture, Braungart was joined in conversation with science and culture of materials writer Philip Ball, and to launch the first of our weekly podcasts from last years events we are pleased to offer you access to hear that very conversation...

(Click here to download the MP3 file directly. You may need to Cntrl/Right-click and save as a file.)

In Franny Armstrong's epic motion picture The Age of Stupid, famed actor Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking back at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? On Friday 22nd May 2009, I attended the first Indie Screenings of the film at London's Royal Society of the Arts, and the film is absolutely incredible - a truly remarkable piece of cinema, that truly deserves international recognition. Read my full review of the RSA screening here...

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photo by: Kate Andrews

Welcome everyone to the new and improved Greengaged website! After an energetic ten days at London Design Festival 2008, the Greengaged hub is taking brand new directions for 2009 and beyond! We have gained international recognition for the events of last summer and the discussions and debates we raised are far too important for us to leave in the past. So, we have been working hard to build a better digital presence, that will allow for more accessible information and knowledge to this years events, and the future of the Greengaged hub!

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